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Inflation: how to improve official predictions – by asking the public

The eagerly awaited autumn financial statement from UK prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt includes a key ingredient: a report from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on the predicted overall effects of the government’s policies on the economy. This is something the Liz Truss government studiously avoided…

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Inflation hits staggering 11.1% in October as Rishi Sunak warns it’s the ‘enemy we need to face down’

Energy bills drive inflation to 41-year high

Evening Standard

Inflation hits 11.1% in new 41-year high as energy bills rocket - what it means for you

Inflation is used to show how much the prices of everyday goods and services have increased over time - when it increases, it means the cost of living is becoming more expensive

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The Guardian view on mass unemployment: inflation will drop without this pain

Editorial: Policymakers are wrong to think rising joblessness and a recession are a price worth paying

The Guardian - UK

North East unemployment reaches record low but concerns over inactivity

The annual report from the North East LEP has been released alongside national figures on unemployment

Birmingham Post

G20 watchdog says bank climate stress tests may understate exposures

Reuters

Jeremy Hunt’s austerity budget: necessity or political choice?

The chancellor insists Britain has to ‘live within its means’ – but many economists say painful cuts are neither inevitable nor proven to work

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Brexit to blame for return to austerity, says leading economist

Former Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders claims that the UK economy has been ‘permanently damaged’ by leaving the EU

Wales Online

Paris overtakes London as Europe’s largest stock market

Gap narrowing since Brexit referendum finally closes, according to Bloomberg

The Independent UK

Brexit ‘damage’ is cause of ‘austerity budget’, says ex-Bank of England economist

‘The need for tax rises, spending cuts, wouldn’t be there, if Brexit hadn’t reduced the economy’s potential output’

The Independent UK

What is happening to the UK homebuying and rental markets?

House prices for buyers have started to fall, while housing rents have reached record highs

The Guardian - UK

Brexit a major cause of UK’s return to austerity, says senior economist

Former Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders says leaving EU has ‘permanently damaged’ economy

The Guardian - UK

Next up is Jeremy Hunt as blockbuster week for the economy heads into the Autumn Statement

Thursday’s Westminster set-piece from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is the main event in a big week for inflation, jobs and tax

Evening Standard

Boost for savers as some average rates hit best level in more than a decade

Savers can now typically receive 1.16% in annual interest on an easy access account, which is the highest typical return since 2009, Moneyfacts said.

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Monday briefing: The UK has slumped into recession once more – how will Sunak and Hunt respond?

In today’s newsletter: Days before the Chancellor’s budget on Thursday, the government has an energy crisis, rising poverty and strikes to handle – and it could get worse

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis explains what interest rate hikes mean for mortgage bills

The Bank of England increased the base rate to the highest level in 14 years

The Guardian - UK

What does the autumn statement have in store? A poison pill for Labour

Spending cuts and tax rises will deepen the recession so the pain will be deferred until 2025 and a likely Starmer government

The Guardian - UK

Truss? Brexit? Covid? Who is really to blame for the Tories’ ‘fiscal hole’?

The succession of PMs have all spoken out on who or what has caused the state of UK finances. They’re all partly right, but conveniently miss out one or two other key reasons

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Daily Mirror

Austerity 2? No, thank you! Jeremy Hunt warns about another brutal era of cuts in Budget

Another three months of falling growth would mean a recession, with the Bank of England warning it could be the longest downturn for a century

The Independent UK

Tory tensions over autumn statement erupt as UK heads for recession

Chancellor warns of ‘eye-watering’ decisions to come

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Autumn Statement pain is coming, but we need a long-term prosperity plan

Today’s figures confirm what the forecasters and the Bank of England have already predicted: the British economy is shrinking. GDP contracted by 0.2 per cent between July and September, as spiralling prices and energy bills impacted households and businesses.

Daily Mirror

Six big money changes that will hit your wallet - from Autumn Statement to interest rates

We round up all six of the biggest financial announcements and changes expected over the next few months, including when interest rates and inflation will rise again and what to expect in the Autumn Statement

Glasgow Live

Santander issues important message to anyone on their 123 Current Account

Birmingham Post

Bank of England governor praises companies raising pay for lowest paid

On a visit to the North of England, Andrew Bailey said that efforts to bring inflation under control were likely to last another 18 months

The Independent UK

UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come

Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to come

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